The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-17
HIRTEORD YTEW.

Editor Emporia NEWS, and TO I he farmers and
taxpayers of Lyon county:
HARTFORD, March IA, 1687-In re-
gard to railroad bonds allow me to say
that with three or four lines of rail-
roads running through this county at
/ the present time, it seems curious that
we should be called on by intelligent
editors to support any and all bond
propositions that may come up, when
all know that it is only for the pur-
pose of making certain points. If any
of those three roads pass through to
the southwest some of them will make
Emporia a point, without any help
| from Lyon county farmers. Therefore
farmers let the pillow stop and vote
against the proposition. Respectfully,
A FARMER.
The above comes to us from one of
our subscribers at Hartford, who I'M
doubtedly writes just as he feels. To
him we will say that we are sorry none
Of the projected roads happen to run
through his town, so as to put this bond
election business before his eyes in a
better light than he is now capable of
looking at it. The key. of the whole
matter, however, is contained in the
| words, when all know that it is only
for the purpose of making certain
| points,
This is an extremely one-sided view
of the bond question, and one which
we doubt much if many of the people
in the vicinity of Hartford entertain.
While it is but natural that they should
wish the roads to run through their Sec
ton of country because they would then
| supposedly be of more benefit to them,
nevertheless it would be just as much
right for every individual farmer in the
county who is unmarried to object to
paying school tax because he has no
children, as for the Hartford folks to
object to these bond propositions be-
| cause they do not strike their town.
Hartford should take a broader and
more liberal view of the matter than
this, and, like the young man who pays
school taxes, live in hope.
The railroads are not yet all built
The next proposition that comes uI
may be much more in the interest OF
Hartford than any other point in the
county. Should this be so-and it is
more than likely-what show would
she have to help herself if her citizens
should antagOnize all the rest of Igor
county by opposing these propositions
now pending?
But, aside from all this, the best ar.
gument why farmers should vote fol
these propositions is because they viii
put money in the pocket of every farm
sar- in h1 ItnW. -
tax they will involve they will put TIVE
per cent additional valuation on ever,
COW, horse, hog and on every acre o
land owned in the county. And this
not only in those portions of the coun
} ty through which the roads run, but il
| every corner of the county.
1t is awell established fact that ever,
! road that is built into a county bring
more money in the way of direct ia,
on its property than the interest on tn
bonds allowed them will com
to, even were the limit o
the law reached, which allows $4,OO
per mile. In both propositions now be
fore the people of Lyon county tn
amount to be voted is only So, 900, an,
the advantages offered by the projecte,
roads are such as few counties in tn
state have been guaranteed.
Now, it being a matter beyond dis
pute that these roads will be of som
advantage, even to Hartford, thel
would it not be foolish for the citizen
of that place to vote against the prop
ositions for no other reason than tina
of the dog in the manger, who, unabl
to eat the hay himself, was determine,